Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should eating paan at public places be made punishable?

Argument I : Yes, people eat pan and spit and makes public places dirty.
Argument II : No, Indians love paan.

Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

Find equation of the perpendicular to segment joining the points A(0,4) and B(-5,9) and passing through the point P. Point P divides segment AB in the ratio 2:3.

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 12?

The table given below shows the information about bats manufactured by 6 different companies. Each company manufactures only plastic and wooden bats. Each company labels these bats as Brand A and Brand B. The table shows the number of plastic bats as a percentage of total bats manufactured by each company. It also shows the ratio of wooden bats labeled A and B. Each company manufactured a total of 550000 bats.

P = Sum of wooden bats of Brand B manufactured by S and wooden bats of Brand A manufactured by W.
Q = Difference of Brand B wooden bats and Brand A wooden bats manufactured by U.
What is the value P – Q?

The point equidistant from the sides of a triangle is called

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statement:
(I) Retail shops increasingly want to retain potential buyers.
(II) 10 % of the customers are lost due to out of stock products.

Conclusions:
(I) People don't find their sizes or specific color in stock and then they leave the store without any purchase.
(II) Retailers want maximum footfall to get converted into purchases.

A number exceeds its 1/6 by 30. What is the number?